Its certainly been an interesting few weeks, and I have now made it back to the UK. I have certainly learnt at least one lesson over the last few weeks, and that is that if you are going to get ill, then a ship in the Antarctic probably isn't the best place to choose as a starting point.
After almost a week at the base at Rothera, I finally managed to continue my journey home, taking a 5 hour flight back to the Falklands in the BAS DASH 7 aircraft.
The flight arrived into the Mount Pleasant airbase in the Falklands, where I spent a night in their medical centre awaiting an onward flight to the UK.
Then for the final leg of my journey I was passed into the hands of the RAF aeromedical unit, for the flight from the Falklands to Brize Norton. The aeromed unit were great and the service that they provided was excellent. So after 10 days, and a ridiculous amount of miles, I arrived back into the UK on Saturday morning.
The planning that has gone into getting me home has been increadibly impressive, and I owe thanks to an awful lot of people who made the journey as hassle free and fast as possible. Particular thanks have to go to the BAS docs, and the crew on the Shack for their support over last few weeks. Cheers guys!
